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                            SALMON EN CROUTE

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Fish

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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 12       oz           White Fish
                       -Haddock, whiting or Cod
  6       oz           Fresh White Breadcrumbs
                       Juice and Grated Rind of
                       -1 lemon
  1       tb           Snipped Fresh Chives
  1       tb           Chopped Fresh Parsley
  1                    Egg
  4       tb           Sunflower Oil
  1       lb           Ready-Made Puff Pastry,
                       -Thawed, if frozen
  2       lg           Salmon Fillets
  1                    Egg, Beaten, to glaze
                       Seasoning

 Ask your fishmonger to fillet a 2 1/2 salmon and keep
 the bones and trimming for the lemon cream sauce.

 Pre-heat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Put the white
 fish, breacrumbs, lemon juice and rind, chives,
 parsley, egg and oil in a food processor. Whizz until
 smooth, then season to taste. Roll out the pastry to a
 long, oval shape 6 inches longer than the salmon and 2
 1/2 times as wide. Place a fillet in the centre of the
 pastry, spread over the white fish paste and sandwich
 with the other fillet. Cut diagonal lines along each
 side of the puff pastry about 1/2 inch apart, leaving
 3 inches at each end uncut. Bring the sides together,
 criss-cross the cut strips over each other and secure
 them with beaten egg. Fold one end into a triangle to
 make the shape of a fish head and cut a wedge from the
 other end to make the shape of a tail Lift fish on to
 a greased baking tray. Brush pastry with beaten egg
 and bake for 35-40 minutes. The fish is ready when a
 skewer inserted between the plaits comes out clean.

 Serve on its own or with "Cucumber Sauce (barry)" or
 "Lemon Cream Sauce (barry)".



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